Today we continue with our series of free book-related resources for teaching with Caldecott books. Use these resources for the 2003 Caldecott Awards books to enhance the learning experiences of your students.

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2003 Medal Winner

My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press)
Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.
The humorous, simple illustrations are created with double-page and-colored relief prints with a black outline around each object.

Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (Henry Holt & Co.)
Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.
The soft brown illustrations were created using pencil and watercolor papers.

Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books Inc.)
Beautiful watercolor pencil illustrations are used to retell the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God’s call to save life on earth.

The Spider and the Fly illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, written by Mary Howitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
A black and white illustrated version of the well-known poem about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly.